{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-12-51","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 45-12-51","heading":"General power to engage services of any person.","body":"The Governor shall have the power to engage the services of any competent person for the discharge of any duty required by the laws and essential to the interests of the state or necessary, in an emergency, to preserve the property or funds of the state.","path":["TITLE 45 Public Officers and Employees","CHAPTER 12 Governor","Article 3 Appointments and Vacancies"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.45.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"8b716cee735f578fc81b40658a21ce04518ab37258dac99e49af57e92e6ba24c","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-12-50","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-12-52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}